How do you write? And other stuff of little importance to anyone but myself...
For days I've been positively dazed by the response from the Big Bang posts. I'm amazed, really and I can only say that the experience of taking part in the SPN-J2-Big Bang has been incredible. It's not just that I've gotten to know a couple of people who are plain and simply awesome, but I feel it has also helped me develop my style of drawing. I
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Is it a while since you've written? I have a similar problem, I start writing loads of things and it takes me forever to finish (which doesn't bode well for the spnslashbigbang!) I do have one little trick that I've picked up along the way. I keep a writing journal where I kind of write down what I need to do and what I have done as well as any ideas that I have during a writing session. I'm going to go out and buy a new journal for the challenge fic soon.
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Actually, it's not *that* busy. Writing relaxes me from drawing and drawing relaxes me from writing and both helps me unwind from real life. So basically I'm really relaxed this summer ;)
I saw you signing up that the slashbigbang and got really excited. I really hope a couple of authors will do pre-slash or gen stories focusing on their characters of choice.
Anyway, the idea with a writing journal is great! Because usually I get really great ideas of things I just *must* have in my fic - but I tend to get them at the most inopportune moments, i.e. when I'm driving to work. Or, I start writing, occasionally finish the fic and remember dozens of things I really wanted to put into it, but forgot all of them.
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Well, my fic will have some pre-slash in it although it will eventually become slash.
The writing journal's really helped me for all the reasons you listed. It's surprising how many ideas occur as I'm writing in it as well, think it gets the juices flowing!
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Well, my fic will have some pre-slash in it although it will eventually become slash.
And that, my friend, sounds like a well-developed story which usually piques my interest. That's the weird thing about me, when it's written well and convincingly, I could get into any pairing. I think. I haven't tried it yet.
I really have to try the writing journal. Such a *great* idea! Thank you :)
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I agree, it's often the writing that makes the story, rather than the pairing. (Although the pairing always helps)
You're welcome :D
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Anyway, I'm pretty sure your story will turn out fine. Aside from that I noticed you signed up for spn_reversebang. That's awesome! I can't wait to see what you're going to write there :)
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Yeah, I think signing uo for that was probably quite insane but it's something a bit different :) Hopefully I'll have finished (or mostly finished) the other challenges by then.
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Hopefully I'll have the other two finished before it's time to write for the spn_reversebang.
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They're both artistic expressions, but they stretch different muscles.
I couldn't have said it any better myself. The thing is, as much as I love drawing and painting, once I do too much of it, I hit something of a mental stop. Then I need to write and express myself differently before I can go back to drawing. Ironically, all attempts at drawing during a time like that tend to end up unsatisfactory, so I've given up trying. I know that it takes time.
As for your Pros BB - I can't wait to see that! :D
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